Senior British diplomats knew they may have been wrongly painting France as bent on vetoing a second UN resolution ahead of the Iraq invasion, a secret document reveals... more
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been accused of racism after ordering the expulsion of illegal gypsy immigrants and the demolition of their camps... more
When the sometimes frighteningly energetic life force that is Nicolas Sarkozy moved into the Elysée Palace just three years ago, his stated mission was to revolutionise France... more
Tony Blair was accused by the French government of 'Soviet-style' black propaganda in the run-up to the Iraq war, secret memos obtained by the Iraq inquiry have found... more
Just what has happened to love's Gallic dream? Paris is traditionally associated with a view of love as deep and eternal as the Seine but this week it has been hosting France's first Divorce Fair... more
Video: New row breaks out over BNP getting free television advertising, while Europe’s most notorious far-Right leader said BBC had given Nick Griffin a massive potential boost... more
Not long before Barack Obama addressed the International Olympic Committee to persuade them to give the 2016 Olympics to his home town of Chicago, a gridlock created by his presence in Copenhagen saw a bus carrying IOC members held up for an hour and half... more
Barack Obama has warned that Europe is at greater risk than the US of attack by al Qaeda as he sought to bury past differences with France in fighting terrorism... more
Britain's "special relationship" with the US faced fresh scrutiny after Downing Street hinted that Gordon Brown will not be the first European leader to visit President Obama... more
The International Monetary Fund chief and former French finance minister, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has apologised for "an incident concerning me and a staff member"... more
Hang out the bunting and sound a carillon of bells. Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, has confirmed he won't leave London for all the gold in New York... more
The Queen's new guest, Nicolas Sarkozy, is that rare beast, a Gallic Anglophile. He stands as a reminder that while our relationship with our neighbours was at least fairly predictable during the centuries of war, it has rarely been stranger or more fluid than in today's globalised world... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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